Industrial product finishes and coatings (i.e., paint) manufacturing · California
Scientific Metal Finishing, Inc.
Santa Clara, CA · ~40 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Scientific Metal Finishing, Inc. runs at 177% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Industrial product finishes and coatings (i.e., paint) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Scientific Metal Finishing, Inc.: 5.8 TCR = 177% of Industrial product finishes and coatings (i.e., paint) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Scientific Metal Finishing, Inc. safety composite
Scientific Metal Finishing, Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 11%), blended into one 0-100 breakdown against same-industry peers. A missing measure drops out and redistributes its weight rather than deflating the score. This is a per-dimension breakdown, distinct from the single letter grade above it (which weights TCR alone against the BLS industry benchmark).
22/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.83 per 100 workers
Safer than 15% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.26 per 100 workers
Safer than 11% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 50% of industry peers
Benchmarked live against every credibly-rated employer in the same NAICS industry code in the current OSHA extract (a segment must have at least 8 rated peers to benchmark). Not a legal or compliance determination; PlainSafetyScore's own weighting (TCR 40%, DART 35%, fatalities 25%).
Rising injury rate
Scientific Metal Finishing, Inc.: 0.0 → 7.9 TCR
Peak year 2018 @ 11.3 TCR · DART/TCR 0.9× in 2023
Scientific Metal Finishing, Inc.'s TCR rose 7.9 from 0.0 in 2016 to 7.9 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2018 at 11.3 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.9× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325510 · Santa Clara, CA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.8 · 177% of ind
- DART 5.3 DART
- RANK #28/29
- PHOTO TMS Manufacturing Co.
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 18 inj
- SIZE ~40 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: TMS Manufacturing Co. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Scientific Metal Finishing, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- USA NC Sanford
USA NC Sanford Plant
5.9 TCR
- This site
Scientific Metal Finishing, Inc.
5.8 TCR
- TMS Manufactur
TMS Manufacturing Co.
5.8 TCR
- Alpha Coatings
Alpha Coatings Inc.
5.8 TCR
- Pioneer Powder
Pioneer Powder Coatings LLC
5.8 TCR
What this shows Scientific Metal Finishing, Inc. averages 5.8 TCR (177% of the Industrial product finishes and coatings (i.e., paint) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Scientific Metal Finishing, Inc. TCR series: 2016=0 · 2017=0 · 2018=11.3 · 2019=2.4 · 2020=8.9 · 2021=7.9 · 2022=8.3 · 2023=7.9 · BLS 3.3
Where Scientific Metal Finishing, Inc. falls in its industry
530 Industrial product finishes an establishmentsSafer than 15% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #28 safest of 29 Industrial product finishes an employers in California.
Scientific Metal Finishing, Inc. has fewer employees than the Industrial product finishes and coatings median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.5. Workforce size and injury rate do not always move together within the same industry -- some of its smaller peers run higher rates than its larger ones, and vice versa.
Year-by-Year Safety Data
| Year | TCR | DART | Injuries | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7.9 | 5.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 8.3 | 4.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7.9 | 5.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 8.9 | 5.9 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 11.3 | 4.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325510 · CA · Santa Clara
530 Industrial product finishes and coatings (i.e., paint) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 332 employers in Santa Clara, CA · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.
| Rel | Establishment | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| NAICS-TCR | TMS Manufacturing Co. | 5.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | USA NC Sanford Plant | 5.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Alpha Coatings Inc. | 5.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Pioneer Powder Coatings LLC | 5.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Stackhouse Brothers | 40 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | PISTACHIO HARVESTING, INC. | 40 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Watsonville/San Juan Bautista | 40 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Gomez Growers | 40 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mission Campus | 6,222 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Pure Storage | 5,595 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 2032-02120751 | 3,887 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 0206-02620751 | 3,154 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Mobile Power Generators, LLC dba Power Technology Southeast | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Seattle Sounders FC | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | North America : North Springfield | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Food City 162 | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Dri-View Manufacturing Co Inc | 40 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Charles Messina Plumbing & Electric Co | 40 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Wapello Specialty Care | 40 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | R+L Carriers - DCA | 40 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.